Showing posts with label Joe Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe Smith. Show all posts

10.11.16

Wembley 1923




Bolton Wanderers

West Ham United
Dick Pym
GK
Ted Hufton
Bob Haworth
FB
Billy Henderson
Alex Finney
FB
Jack Young
Harry Nuttall
HB
Syd Bishop
Jimmy Seddon
HB
George Kay (c)
Billy Jennings
HB
Jack Tresadern
Billy Butler
F
Dick Richards
David Jack
F
Billy Brown
Jack Smith
F
Vic Watson
Joe Smith (c)
F
Billy Moore
Ted Vizard
F
Jimmy Ruffell
Charles Foweraker
M
Syd King

This was one of those iconic events that has had so much written about it that there's not much to add.
It was a game that shouldn't have been played and a result that shouldn't have been allowed to stand. But there was a game of football, of sorts, played at Wembley Stadium on April 28th 1923.
The crowd, it goes without saying, frequently interfered with the play. Bolton's first goal, scored by David Jack, came when a West Ham defender was trying to extricate himself from the crowd. Jack Smith's second half strike was even more controversial. The ball was played to Vizard by a spectator. Vizard centred and Smith shot. The ball cannoned back into the field of play and the referee awarded a goal, despite the protests of the West Ham players that the shot had hit the post.



14.2.15

Smiths



Tom Smith was an inside right who joined Manchester United from Leicester City in January 1924. He played 90 first team games for United before leaving for Northampton Town in 1927.

Winger (W.H) Billy Smith began his senior career with Huddersfield Town in 1913. He played 575 games for the Terriers , winning 3 League Championships and an FA Cup. He joined Rochdale in 1934. Smith won 3 England caps (1922-28).

(J.R) Jack Smith, a centre forward, joined Bolton Wanderers from Glasgow Rangers in 1921. In 174 games for Wanderers he scored 187 goals. Moving to Bury in 1928 he continued to score regularly (169 games, 112 goals). He won the  FA Cup with Bolton in 1923 and 1926, having won the Scottish Cup with Kilmarnock in 1920.

Inside left Joe Smith scored 277 goals for Bolton Wanderers, for whom he played 492 games (1908-27). He then enjoyed 3 seasons with Stockport County, scoring 63 goals in 73 games. He won 5 England caps (1913–1920) and managed Blackpool from 1935–1958.

(A.W) Bertie Smith made 12 appearances for Huddersfield Town (1922-26). He played at centre half.